Legal and Ethical Issues

Question 1

ethics

Answer 1

beliefs of what is right or wrong in a society

Question 2

bioethics

Answer 2

applying ethical principles in healthcare

Question 3

legal issues

Answer 3

legal mandates from governmental agencies, ruling bodies, accrediting agencies

Question 4

what overrides ethical principles

Answer 4

laws

Question 5

beneficence

Answer 5

dity to act so as to benefit others or in the best interest of the client

Question 6

autonomy

Answer 6

respoect the rights of others to make their own

Question 7

fidelity/nonmaleficence

Answer 7

maintain loyalty and commitment to patient, do no wrong

Question 8

standards of care

Answer 8

care provided meets set expectations

Question 9

veracity

Answer 9

communicate truthfully and honestly

Question 10

when is involuntary admission considered

Answer 10

danger to self or others or is unable to meet his/her own basic needs

Question 11

acute hospitalization goals X6

Answer 11

prevention of harm to self
prevention of harm to others
stabilization of crisis
initiation/modification of meds
brief, specific problem solving
rapid establishment of plan for outpatient treatment

Question 12

voluntary admittance laws

Answer 12

voluntarily seeks treatment and has right to request discharge

Question 13

involuntary admittance definition

Answer 13

brought in for evaluation against their will

Question 14

emergency detention requirements

Answer 14

must be informed of rights and seen ASAP but within 24 hours

can’t be held longer than 72 hours without due process of law

Question 15

magistrate’s warrant

Answer 15

family can appeal to judge to have warrant issued if a person is unstable, danger to self or others

Question 16

how many physicians complete CMEs

Answer 16

2 physicians

Question 17

probable cause hearings

Answer 17

occur within 72 hours

pt d/c or legal proceeding continues

Question 18

OPC

Answer 18

good for 14 days minimum

appointed an attorney

Question 19

commitment hearing

Answer 19

judge, attorney, witnesses, patient, physician

pt either discharged or committed for 60-180 days

Question 20

bence warrant

Answer 20

forensic study to determine competency

Question 21

duty to warn

Answer 21

ruled that a psychotherapist must warn a patients potential victum of harm

Question 22

duty to protect

Answer 22

extends to include notifying the potnetial victim, their family and or/police

Question 23

tort

Answer 23

civil wrong for which polantiff can collect monetary damages from defendant

Question 24

intentional tort

Answer 24

voluntary act with intent to harm

Question 25

assault

Answer 25

threat to use force

Question 26

battery

Answer 26

harmful or offensive touching of another person

Question 27

false imprisonment

Answer 27

intent to confine a person to a specific area without legal cause

Question 28

negligence

Answer 28

act or omission of an act within the duty of care with injuries

Question 29

malpractice

Answer 29

type of negligence by health professional that results in injury, loss, or death and proves there was a duty, breach of duty, injury/damage and causation

Question 30

anger

Answer 30

emotional response to frustration of desitres, threat, to one’s needs, or a challenge

Question 31

aggression

Answer 31

action or behavior that results in a verbal or physical attack

Question 32

violence

Answer 32

intentional use of froce that results in or has potential to result in, injury to another person

Question 33

X3 drugs to help with EPS

Answer 33

dipenhydramine
benztropine
hydroxyzine

Question 34

antipsychotics for anger/aggression X3

Answer 34

haloperidol
ziprasidone
olanzapine

Question 35

antianxiety emergency med

Answer 35

lorazepam

Question 36

seclusion

Answer 36

involuntary confinement in specially constructed, room where person is prevented from leaving

Question 37

restraint

Answer 37

any manual method or physical or mechanical device that immobilizes the ability of person to move